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Dennard Wilson is a veteran NFL coach who was the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans the last two seasons. He is the latest name added to the Washington Commanders interview list for their open defensive coordinator position.
Wilson, 43, is a Hyatteville, MD native who went to DeMatha High School and played at Maryland. His only season in the NFL was with the Washington Redskins in 2004, playing safety on the practice squad. Wilson entered coaching after an injury ended his first season, going back to DeMatha as their passing game coordinator &...
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The NFL’s Wild Card Weekend is here! The second game on today’s two-game lineup features the 2nd and 7th seeds from the NFC. This is an NFC North divisional game, with the team each getting a win against the other this season. The Bears have turned their fortunes around under new head coach Ben Johnson. The Packers have been dealing with injuries, and will need everyone they can get to move on to the next round.
Matchup: Green Bay Packers (9-7-1) at Chicago Bears (11-6)
Location: Soldier Field | Chicago, IL
Date/Time: January 10, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
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The NFL’s Wild Card Weekend is here! The first game on today’s two-game lineup features the 4th and 5th seeds from the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers will feature this season’s potential NFL MVP Matthew Srafford looking for another ring as his career continues to wind down. Third-year QB Bryce Young has found success this season with head coach Dave Canales and a dynamic rookiecwide receiver. Can he take his team to the nect round?
Matchup: Los Angeles Rams (12-5) at Carolina Panthers (8-9)
Location: Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte, NC
Date/Time: January 10, 2026, 4:30...
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Washington Post (paywall)
The 30-year-old is just three years removed from his final start as an NFL quarterback.
Washington had been expected to consider recently fired head coaches such as Mike McDaniel or Kevin Stefanski for the vacancy — or perhaps a current offensive coordinator who does not call plays, such as the Los Angeles Rams’ Mike LaFleur. McDaniel and LaFleur both coached on Quinn’s staff during his previous coaching stint in Atlanta.
Instead, the Commanders ultimately interviewed just two external candidates: Dallas Cowboys...
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For years here on Hogs Haven, members have bemoaned the fact that certain coaches — Sean McVay & Kevin O’Connell in particular — were allowed to leave Washington only to see them go on to success as head coaches (or in the case of KOC, coordinator and head coach) for other teams. “Why,” many Hogs Haven members have lamented, “can’t we hold onto guys like McVay and O’Connell when we have them?”
This sort of misses the point that both of these guys underwent career development in Washington that led, ultimately, to their...
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The Washington Commanders have quickly moved on from former offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, reportedly hiring current assistant QB coach David Blough as his replacement. He was one of three known candidates to interview for the job, and he’s now getting a big promotion in a critical season for the franchise. Blough already had an interview request from the Lions for their recently opened OC job.
Head coach Dan Quinn made several coaching staff changes after a disappointing 5-12 season. Kingsbury and the team “mutually agreed to part ways” after reported conflicts over offensive philosophy and player usage. Defensive coordinator Joe...
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We’ve got another name for the Washington Commanders coaching search. Ian Rapoport reports that Cardinals passing game coordinator/WRs coach Drew Terrell was interviewed for the position. He said the team has also interviewed several internal candidates. Assistant QB coach David Blough was expected to be interviewed, and has interest from other teams like the Lions. Terrell has history in Washington, and was with the team from 2020-2022 under former head coach Ron Rivera. He left for Arizona before the coaching staff was fired after the 2023 season. He was part of Jonathan Gannon’s staff that was just let go.
Dan...
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While the coordinator search is the top priority for Washington head coach Dan Quinn, General Manager Adam Peters’ season has officially begun. Unlike last season, where we witnessed an exciting deep playoff run, draft season has come early. On the latest Trap or Dive podcast, NFL Draft Analyst Todd McShay joined the show to give an early preview of the 2026 NFL Draft.
McShay is intrigued by how Washington will decide to move in the first round. Washington, which picks seventh, has priority needs at premium positions on the edge and at wide receiver, and McShay acknowledges the attraction to...
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It’s been a while since we’ve done a mock draft roundup, but the season’s over and playoffs start tomorrow, so let’s dive into it again. The Washington Commanders’ season has thankfully ended, and they finished with a 5-12 record, and the No. 7 overall pick in this year’s draft. Head coach Dan Quinn has already made several changes to the coaching staff, with OC Kliff Kingsbury moving on, and DC Joe Whitt Jr and OL coach Bobby Johnson fired.
This roundup has 43 mock drafts and 21 of them feature EDGE rushers. Miami’s Rueben Bain is still the most popular...
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Bullock’s Film Room (free article)
Evaluating the list of potential candidates that the Commanders could hire as their new defensive coordinator
Inexperienced external candidates with links to Quinn
So Morris and Ulbrich make the most sense from that first group of candidates, but both could easily end up elsewhere. The belief is that Quinn would prefer an experienced candidate given he’s entering into his crucial third year and his last inexperienced candidate was Joe Whitt, who struggled with the added responsibilities. But if...
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The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a detailed or quirky look, through the unique lens of Twitter, at the Commanders, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.
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Dan Quinn is trying to hire Dallas Cowboys TE coach Lunda Wells again, or at least interview him for the Washington Commanders open offensive coordinator position. When Quinn was hired as head coach, he attempted to bring Wells with him as his OL coach, but the Cowboys blocked it because it wasnt a promotion. Quinn moved on and hired Bobby Johnson, but he was just fired along with DC Joe Whitt Jr, and OC Kliff Kingsbury(mutually agreed to part ways*).
Update: Mike McDaniel fired by the Dolphins
Mike McDaniel was officially fired by the Miami Dolphins, and he immediately becomes...
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